PM Narendra Modi Launches 14 Smart City Projects in Pune

Indian Prime Minister, Sri Narendra Modi, launched 14 Smart City projects in 20 cities across the country from Pune, on Sunday. He also initiated 69 other works to be carried out in other Smart Cities of the country.

PM Modi had asked the people of India to consider urbanisation as an opportunity to mitigate poverty.

"There was a time in our country when urbanisation was considered a big problem. But, I feel differently. We should not consider urbanisation as a problem, but consider it as an opportunity," he said addressing a gathering in Pune.

The Smart City mission envisages better availability of modern amenities to urban people and improving conditions existing in the urban spaces.

Modi urged the citizens to work in a comprehensive and inter-connected manner for deciding about the development needed for their respective cities and towns. He had also expressed his satisfaction over the wide citizen participation, while formulating the Smart City plans.